These wonderful people are the reason we try so hard to produce calendars that not only help raise funds and awareness but also honour their work.” David Rogers – Director – Australian Firefighters Calendar Without these dedicated wildlife warriors many sick and injured domestic and wildlife animals simply would not survive. “The unsung work that many of these volunteer-based organisations do is outstanding. The recipients of donations from this year’s calendar are heavily focused on community animal welfare groups. I was absolutely terrified, I have never even taken a selfie!” Ricky Smith – QFES Firefighter. Before I knew it I was standing in front of seven members of the photography team. They embarrassed the heck out of me by emailing the calendar co-ordinators advising them I was the most handsome firefighter in Western Australia and the guys have not stopped reminding me of that! Thanks Grandma and Mum!” Ben Church – DFES FirefighterĪnother new face is Ricky Smith, a Brisbane based Firefighter “I received a phone call congratulating me that I had been selected for the 2022 Australian Firefighters Calendar, I thought to myself that I had never sent an application in? what is this guy talking about? I found out later that my girlfriend had done it without me knowing. “I wanted to do it for my Grandma and Mum, they were so proud that I was selected to take part in the photoshoot. Ben Church is a firefighter from Western Australia that was selected to take part in the photoshoot. There are many new faces in the 2022 editions. Crystal Doohan – Australian Firefighters Calendar Creative Director. We even had a lady from Moscow that wanted fly her cat to Australia! It takes one month to sort through all the eligible entrants”. “We received over 5,000 photos of every type of animal you can imagine to take part in the photoshoot and they enter from all over world. In some cases, they come from hundreds of kilometres away just to be a part of it. This year the parents of much-loved Cats and Dogs entered their fur babies to take part in the photoshoot. Website: Facebook: AustralianFirefightersCalendar There are times I consider if we shouldn’t have a full-time nurse on set, it can be like working in a zoo, it’s fantastic fun!”. “Calendar fans would laugh at the number of bites, kicks and scratches the firefighters receive during the photoshoot. The calendar fans only see the best of the firefighters and the animals behaving nicely together in the calendar photos and promotional videos. It’s not always smooth sailing producing the worlds most loved calendar. Much loved pets, Australian wildlife, farm animals, therapy and rescue horses from all over the South East Queensland come together to take part in the photoshoot. The photoshoot is a 25-day animal lovers’ extravaganza. Now in its 29th year, the internationally-acclaimed Australian Firefighters Calendar is setting hearts on fire again! With over 750 million FB views and distributed in over 100 countries last year, the world’s most iconic calendar is back bigger and better than ever! The World’s Hottest Australian Firefighters are back!
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